Table 1 provides the characteristics of those endorsing craving compared with those who did not endorse it. An overwhelming proportion (97.3%) of those endorsing craving met criteria for DSM-IV dependence. Nearly 48% of those who reported alcohol craving also endorsed all 7 DSM-IV dependence criteria. COGA contributed a majority of the craving cases for alcohol. Alternatively, as shown in Figure 1, endorsement of craving increased with increasing number of dependence criteria endorsed with nearly 80% of those who reported all 7 DSM-IV criteria also reporting craving
